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The Cycling Podcast

S12 Ep10: Mum's the word

The Cycling Podcast

The Cycling Podcast

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4.82.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

We’re looking at motherhood in our February episode of The Cycling Podcast Féminin. With Ellen Van Dijk’s much-anticipated return from maternity leave on the horizon, we explore the growing trend of racers returning to the peloton post-baby.

Rose Manley speaks to Lizzie Deignan, one of the first women to be supported by her team to a return to racing and her agent Emma Wade, as well as new mum and Uno-X rider Joss Lowden, former Trek-Segafredo rider Abi Van Twisk and former British champion Meg Backstedt (née Hughes).

Rose is also joined by Orla Chennaoui and Denny Gray to look at the recent racing, most notably a rare debut win for the GOAT Marianne Vos at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Discussion descends into bickering as the team try to decide how well Lidl-Trek played their tactics at the race after finishing third and fourth. We also ponder Lotte Kopecky’s recent transformation after showing off her climbing legs on the UAE Tour’s Jebel Hafeet and wonder how that might affect a seemingly tense relationship with teammate Demi Vollering.

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0:00.0

You're listening to the cycling Pocos. Well, hello and welcome along to the Cycling Pocos feminine. My name is Rose Manley and

0:27.6

well the road racing season has truly begun. We've had some fantastic races already

0:32.4

but before I go any further I need to introduce

0:35.2

my guest this episode. Now Denny Gray or the British Continental, I did promise you a big intro and

0:41.7

I've totally failed to do one but you're here aren't you?

0:44.7

Yeah I am here.

0:47.7

Yeah thank you for that amazing introduction Rose.

0:51.1

I feel my ego's been sufficiently pumped now. Now I'm here I'm I was telling all

0:56.4

off air that I'm just coming off the back of a chest cold so forgive me if I cough

1:01.5

and splatter it on occasion, but it's a long season my targets are kind of further down the road

1:07.0

So taking it day by day. Yeah, yeah, well, Denny's already ruined the surprise, sort of surprise other guests, which was

1:16.3

all a Shenowie, that was rude because Denny was like, oh yeah, and all I said,

1:19.6

blah, blah, blah.

1:20.6

Oh, no big guy, Denny, and you're being slagged off as well. I am back. Yes, yes. Hello, I love it to be back. I am. I've been busy, haven't I,

1:30.0

are not able to join in with every single episode of the cycling

1:33.6

podcast Feminat in the last little while which is a big regret of mine but

1:38.8

it's because I'm keeping myself busy with other things so I've taken on rugby in the last couple of months

1:45.9

for TNT sports and that takes up a lot of time and it's going to continue a little bit and

1:51.8

then I've got a hugely busy year with Olympics and what not

1:55.2

as well as all the other normal road racing. So just to say, just to explain my absence really

2:00.7

because a few people have been asking about it. It's not because I've left

2:03.2

the cycling podcast feminine or I'm going anywhere. It's more that I'm desperately trying to

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